ATLANTA — Bartolo Colon combined with two relievers on an eight-hitter, Ruben Tejada drove in two runs with two hits and the Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 4-0 on Tuesday night.

Jose Valverde loaded the basses in the ninth before Jason Heyward flied to the warning track in center field to end it.

The 40-year-old Colon (1-1) was dominant through seven innings. He gave up six hits and no walks, struck out five and didn't allow more than one baserunner in any inning until the seventh as he outpitched Atlanta's Aaron Harang (1-1).

Tejada scored on a wild pitch by Harang in the third and had run-scoring singles in the seventh and eighth innings.

The Braves honored the 40th anniversary of Hank Aaron's 715th homer in a pregame ceremony attended by baseball commissioner Bud Selig. Al Downing, the former Dodgers' left-hander who gave up the homer, attended the ceremony and threw out the first pitch.

There was little left to get excited about for the home crowd until the ninth.

Justin Upton and Dan Uggla had back-to-back singles off Valverde. Evan Gattis, who returned after missing two games — and losing seven pounds — because of a stomach virus, hit a fielder's choice grounder that forced Upton at third.

Valverde then fielded Andrelton Simmons' grounder, turned and threw wide of second base for an error, leaving the bases loaded. Pinch-hitter Gerald Laird popped out to second base and Lagares caught Heyward's shot to end the game.

Harang, who gave up only two hits in 6 2/3 scoreless innings in beating Milwaukee in his Braves' debut on Wednesday, was hurt by control problems in an otherwise strong outing against the Mets.

Harang allowed only two hits with nine strikeouts in six innings, but he gave up four walks, including two in the third. Tejada led off with a walk and eventually scored on Harang's wild pitch to David Wright.

The Mets added two runs off Gus Schlosser in the seventh. Travis d'Arnaud led off with a double that fell in left-center with center fielder B.J. Upton appeared to give up on it. Left fielder Justin Upton came up short on his attempt to make a sliding catch. Tejada drove in d'Arnaud with a single.

Young's single to right off Luis Avilan drove in Tejada. Young was out at second on Heyward's throw.

Avilan left with a left hamstring cramp after he dodged Murphy's broken-bat on a single. Avilan was limping and was unable to make a warm-up throw after manager Fredi Gonzalez and trainer Jeff Porter came to the mound.

Manager Terry Collins asked for a review when Juan Lagares was called out at first on a grounder to Ian Thomas in the eighth. After a review, Lagares was ruled safe.